St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-15
The MINNESOTA DAIRYMEN
Yesterdays Interesting Discussion Of
the Points of Good Dairy
Cow.
Valuable Papers From Dairymen Who
Have the Power of Knowl-
edge.
Personnel of the Convention---Goss;p
Among the More Prominent
Members.

Though rather tardy in getting down
to business, the session yesterday of the
state dairymen was of much interest
and was attentively taken in by Mime
sofa owners of the pensive- eyed bovine.
Upon the call TO order the regular pro-
gramme was entered upon and T. ID.
Curtis, of Chicago, read paper on ''Im-
portant Factors in Dairying." He esti-
mated the dairy product of the country
for the year 1887 at 1851, 020, 395. Speak
ing of the tube test of milk he said a
single test could not be relied upon as
the weather. the normal condition of the
cow and many other conditions might
cause wide variation in such tests. A
COW would naturally Secrete more butter
fat on cold day than on very hot
day. Honesty was an important factor
in the success of the dairyman. He
must command the confidence of his
patrons. He gave the number OF cows
in Minnesota in 1886 at 417.000. Gen. j.
IL. BAKER said the number returned by
the assessors this year was 435, 149, which
was much below the actual number.
c. l.. GabrielSOn, of Iowa, gave very
valuable treatise on 'Barnyard Com
FORTS" enumerating good drainage, good
gates, plank walks, warm stables
with feeding racks and platforms
arranged with due regard for comfort,
cleanliness and convenience. He eX-
hibited models of gates, platform and
trenches for COW stables. He believed
the warming of water for stock a very
important matter; it was simply a queS-
ton of wood and corn, and cord of
wood in the furnace warm as much
water as 200 bushels of corn in COW.
A bushel of corn cObs will warm water
enough for fifty cows. The increased
value OF farms, bringing increase of
taxes and other expenses, made it nee
eSsary that farmers should intensity
their methods, cheaper production and
maintain the fertility of the soil.
A running discussion drew out the
fact that most OF those present were in
favor of warming the water to about
500 Fahrenheit, and several gave the
practical results of this course.
a good paper on The Care of Dairy
Stock" was read by John T. Ames, of
Mortified, advocating the use of grasses
in preference to dependence on grain.
Utilize these through the medium of the
pig, the cow and the horse. Let there
be small fields, good cultivation and i'm
proved breeds of stock. In dairying, the
first essential was good COW ;the second,
good care. Glover hay or enSilage with
wheat bran was the best feed; after
these, oats; he did not consider corn
meal valuable for mich cows. A man
who kicks his cows will find he is kick
ing off his profits. Cows we'll cared for
will pay mortgages quicker than grain
fields will do it. The average cow earns
only $25. There are many herds that
earn $50 to $50 per cow, and the average
could be raised to $50 per head with
good care. His cows earned $50 each
the past year. A rope and ring is
much better fastening than the Ordin-
airy StanchiOn.
w. ID. Hoard and j. II. Monrad read
papers, the first on stall arrangements
and the second on the establishment of
dairy departments in state govern
mentS.